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The Seven Years War starts
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The Seven Years War ends
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Accession of Louis XVI
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France enters the American War of Independence
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Economice crisis begins (Bad harvests and food shortages, plus price inflation).
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The AWOI ends
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Economice crisis ends 9Bad harvest, food shortages and price inflation).
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Declaration of bankruptcy
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estates general called for the first time since 1614
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Estates-General met at Versailles
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National Assembly proclaimed
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Tennis Court Oath
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Formation of the citizens' militia
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The storming of the Bastille
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Start of the Great Fear
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Decrees dismantling feudalism passed
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Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen
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Start of the October Days
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End of the October days
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Church property natioalised
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Creation of the Paris Sections
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Abolition of nobility
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The Civil Constitution of the Clergy
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Reorganisation of the judiciary
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Publication of Reflections on the Revolution in France
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Dissolution of guilds
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The Le Chapelier Law
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The Flight to Varennes
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Champ de Mars massacre
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Slave revolt in saint-domingue
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Declaration of Pillnitz
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Louis XVI accpets the new constitution
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Decree against emigres (vetoed by Louis on 12 November)
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The Legislative Assembly said the Guillotine was to be used for all public executions
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War declared on Austria
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New decree against Refractory Priests
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Prussia declared war on France
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Overthrow of the monarchy
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Prussian forces entered northern France
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Capture of Longwy
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Start of the September Massacres
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End of the September Massacres
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Proclamation of the Republic
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Battle of Jemappes
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Decree of Fraternity
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Execution of Louis XVI
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War declared on Great Britain and the Dutch Republic
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Convention accepts the amalgame (merger of regular soldiers and volunteers)
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Revolutionary Tribunal established
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Revolt in the Vendee
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Committee of Public Safety created
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Girondin deputies purged
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a new constitution approved
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Final abolition of Feudalism in France
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Robespierre joined the CPS
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Decree of levee en masse issued
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law of suspects
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Year II began
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General Maximum introduced
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New Revolutionary calender
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Battle of Wattignies
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Law of 14 Frimaire established Revolutionary Government
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Execution of Herbert and his leading supporters
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Danton and Desmoulins executed
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Festival of Supreme Being
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Start of the Coup of Thermidor
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End of the Coup of Thermidor
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Execution of Robespierre
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Law of 22 Prairial repealed, government reorganised
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State ends financial support of the Church
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Jacobin club closed
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Formal seperation of church and State
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start of the Germinal uprising
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end of the germinal uprising
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start of the Prairial uprising
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end of the prairial uprising
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Constitution of Year III
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Vendemiaire Uprising, Bonaparte appointed commander of the Army of the Interior
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Directory established
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Bonaparte appointed to ommand the army in Italy
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Coup d'etat Fructidor
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Law of 22 Floreal
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Coup d'etat of Prairial
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start of the Coup d'etat Brumaire
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end of the Coup d'etat Brumaire, Bonaparte overthrows the Directory
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constitution of Year VIII
